Hello, I think something is inconsistent between the code that parses -e and -y options in ssh-keygen. This command: ssh-keygen -ef key_file ...will never prompt for a passphrase; however, this one: ssh-keygen -yf key_file ...will prompt for it, despite that it returns basically the same information as -e (in a slightly different format). Or am I missing something? I didn?t see anything on the man page to indicate a rationale for this. -F -- Felipe M. L. Gasper http://felipegasper.com ?Wisdom can never learn enough. Ignorance is sufficient unto itself.? -Mechtild of Magdeburg ?Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis.? -Jack Handey